As well as steam motor coaches, the Great Northern Railway purchased this petrol motor coach for evaluation in the early 1900s. The motor coach did not enter regular service and was withdrawn in 1908.
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| At Doncaster [1] |
| Information |
| Number built: |
1 |
| Built: |
1904 |
| Builder: |
Dick, Kerr |
| Motor: |
2 Daimler 4-cylinder petrol engines |
| Power: |
70 hp (52 kW) |
The motor coach used Daimler motor equipment, with a pair of motors (one at each end of the motor car) driving the wheels via a clutch.
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| At Grantham [1] |
[1] Philip Dawson, "The use of independent motor cars on railways", Street Railway Journal Vol XXIV No. 19 (November 5 1904) p. 822
